Suggs on Chris Evans show Friday

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Hi all.
From Facebook, Suggs will be on the Chris Evans Radio 2 show on Friday morning...starts at 0630hrs..
Good publicity as its a high rated show.

Best wishes
Jim

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Tried to make notes as the Chris Evans radio 2 show was on this morning 22/2/13...they are only rough notes.
It really is worth a listen on iplayer from 0830hrs.
It is one of Suggs's more revealing interviews..a bit deeper than normal.

Turned on radio 2 this morning at approx 0830hrs Suggs was on.
They were playing How can I tell you

Chris Evans stated Madness back to their best...very very praising of the new stuff.
Suggs said I hope so and radio 2 seem to like it..

Taled about the live show and Suggs mentioned the Website livesuggs

Talked about the 5 madstocks being final shows but then Chris had said time to get on with it..
Liberty of Norton Folgate had re invigorated the band into Warp factor 5 and that that album had been made by a band who wanted to make music..

Talked about the live show and how successful live show has been
Richmond crowd being quiet
Newcastle...'we love you Suggs' a different dynamic/Different audiences

Played Gangsters by The Specials

Suggs said they had a massive impact on madness
Talked about Jerry Dammers
The 2 tone tour...most remarkable period of his life

The madness tours being wild

The great joy of madness is that they are his friends
Its different on his own and he gets lonely
To him, the tours a challenge...dont know if he will survive the 2 months
Talked about the show and the dynamics
Has a beer during the interval but never before the show
Stating how hard the show is
Spent months writing and learning it
Makes his mind throb

Played The Prince by Madness
Complicated song said Chris
Nievity..1st thing on tape.said it sounded slower now..was all frantic then
Suggs said his voice sounded like he was on helium
His kids said he was so little
Chatted about getting bigger

Chris Evans asked about Madness gigs

Racecourse gigs talked about

Brits/lifetime achievement award talked about. Chris said they should get it
Suggs mentioned a Petition that was started and joked four people signed it..
Mentioned Political
Then said 'Do you know what they can do with it'

Mentioned pet shop boys and blur flying by them and madness stuck at the bus stop?.

Weather/traffic/music

Chris read Listeners comments on how they loved suggs etc

Talked about the show and how he cowrote it and how he never knew his dad balancing tears and laughter..talked about Director he didnt like initially 'owen'.

News..suggs commenting 'that poor woman in the car' this relates to a listener commenting she was stuck in the car late for work listening to Suggs.

Madness medley played...

Michael Caine
One step beyond
Wings of a dove
My Girl
House of fun
Our house

26 top tens, only 1 no.1...why? Asked Chris
Competition fierce in them days
Abba blondie etc..
Very very annoyed Suggs joked

Worst song kept them off no 1 asked Chris
UB40 red red wine kept wings of a dove off no.1...not a bad one said Suggs

Love/telling a good story....icelanders

10,000 texts we love you suggs
Songs still sound good they both agreed

Top tenuous..
Funny as you like..worth a listen.
The only false ones involved Suggs drinking.'ridiculous' he joked.

Fame by Irene Cara kept Driving in my car off top spot.

Pause for thought.
Even this guy, a bishop said he loved Suggs and told his story with many Madness references
Brilliant

Heads or tails
Driving in my car not the strongest to knock Fame said Suggs
Heads they would play Madness
Tails they would play Irene Cara Fame

Heads it was...'Irene Cara eat your leggings' jokingly shouted Suggs'
Little bit of DIMC played.
End of show.



Absolutely brilliant interview...very pro Madness and hopefully reached a massive audience

Best regards

Jim






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